The European Commission is lifting food import restrictions imposed in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear accident
The European Commission will lift all restrictions on food imports that were introduced in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Thursday after talks by Japanese Fumio Kisida at the EU-Japan summit in Brussels. with the prime minister.
According to the president, the Brussels panel made the decision based on scientific evidence and an assessment by the International Atomic Energy Agency, which was made possible by the positive results of product inspections by the Japanese authorities and member states.
After the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident, the EU made it mandatory for food from Japan to be thoroughly tested for radioactivity before import. The committee has reviewed the restrictions in question every two years since their adoption in 2011 and gradually eased them as the risks decreased.
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